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| Create an interacting AI soldier. |= Description
| Create unit of given '''type'''.
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| type '''createUnit''' [position, group, init*, skill*, rank*] * optional, if one is set, all precedent arguments have to be set too |= Syntax
Format of '''unitInfo''' is:


|p1= type: [[String]] - type of the unit that should be created |= Parameter 1
[pos ([[Position]]), group ([[Group]]),init ([[String]]), skill ([[Number]]), rank ([[String]])]


|p2= position: [[Position]] - position to create the unit at |= Parameter 2
init, skill and rank are optional, default values are: "", 0.5, "PRIVATE".


|p3= group: [[Group]] - group were the unit will belong to. This group has to exist already! It is not possible to use grpNull as argument. |= Parameter 3
The Group parameter '''MUST''' be an existing group or the unit won't be created. |= Description
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|p4= init: [[String]] - commands that are executed when the unit has been created. The unit is stored in the ''[[this]]'' variable. The default value is "". |= Parameter 4
| type '''createUnit''' unitInfo |= Syntax


|p5= skill: [[Number]] - range 0 to 1. 0 is the lowest skill, 1 the highest. The default value is 0.5. If this argument is set, init must be set too. |= Parameter 5
|p1= type: [[String]] - Classname of unit to be created |= Parameter 1


|p6= rank: [[String]] - one of "PRIVATE", "CORPORAL", "SERGEANT", "LIEUTNANT", "CAPTAIN", "MAJOR" and "COLONEL". If this argument is set, init and skill must be set too. |= Parameter 6
|p2= unitInfo: [[Array]] |= Parameter 2


| [[Nothing]] |= Return value
| [[Nothing]] |= Return value
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|x1= <pre>"SoldierWB" createUnit [position player, group player]</pre> |= Example 1
|x1= <pre>"SoldierWB" createUnit [position player, group player]</pre> |= Example 1
|x2= <pre>"soldierWB" createUnit [getMarkerPos "barracks", groupAlpha]</pre> |= Example 2
|x3= <pre>"soldierWB" createUnit [getMarkerPos "marker_1", groupAlpha,"loon1 = this ;
this addweapon {binocular}, 0.6, "corporal"]</pre> |= Example 3
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Revision as of 14:28, 28 February 2007

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Description

Description:
Create unit of given type. Format of unitInfo is: [pos (Position), group (Group),init (String), skill (Number), rank (String)] init, skill and rank are optional, default values are: "", 0.5, "PRIVATE". The Group parameter MUST be an existing group or the unit won't be created.
Multiplayer:
The code in init is executed on all connected clients in multiplayer. It can therefore be used to get around the publicVariable limitation of not being able to send strings and arrays over the network.
Groups:
Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:
type createUnit unitInfo
Parameters:
type: String - Classname of unit to be created
unitInfo: Array
Return Value:
Nothing

Examples

Example 1:
"SoldierWB" createUnit [position player, group player]
Example 2:
"soldierWB" createUnit [getMarkerPos "barracks", groupAlpha]
Example 3:
"soldierWB" createUnit [getMarkerPos "marker_1", groupAlpha,"loon1 = this ;
 this addweapon {binocular}, 0.6, "corporal"]

Additional Information

See also:
createVehiclecreateUnit arraycreateVehicle arraycreateVehicleLocaldeleteVehicle

Notes

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Notes

Posted on August 13, 2006 - 12:32
raedor
Does not return anything. To give a newly created unit a name, put "newUnit = this" in the init.

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